Engineers have moved the first steel span of the new Saltley Viaduct into position over the Birmingham to Derby railway in east Birmingham, completing the opening phase of a four-stage replacement of a road bridge that stands in the path of the future high-speed line.
Brotherton Bridge repairs will affect rail passengers in Yorkshire over the August bank holiday weekend as Network Rail carries out bridge work and track replacement near Knottingley.
Kilmarnock track upgrades will suspend ScotRail services between Glasgow Central and Kilmarnock, Dumfries and Carlisle, along with services between Kilmarnock and Ayr and Stranraer, while Network Rail carries out £13.5 million of work to modernise the track layout at the station.
Central line cable theft near Theydon Bois disrupted London Underground services between Epping and Loughton, affecting thousands of passengers after trackside equipment was damaged overnight.
Rail disruption for track replacements will affect passengers travelling through Norfolk and Suffolk on weekends during September and October, as Network Rail carries out track renewals and maintenance work.
UK: The Eurostar HS1 appeal dated Aug. 14 does not expressly ask the regulator to revoke the Aug. 13 pre-approval of Virgin Trains’ framework agreement.
UK: ScotRail recorded 8,423,512 passenger journeys in July, 897,359 more than in the same month last year — an 11.9% rise during the Commonwealth Games and the first July since peak fares were permanently abolished.
UK: Police carried out a controlled explosion on an unattended car outside London St Pancras on Aug. 18. The station was briefly evacuated, and Eurostar later said the incident caused no delays to its trains.
UK: HS2 has launched the first 170 metres of the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over two freight tracks in Birmingham, beginning a multi-stage operation that will eventually cross six working railway lines.
UK: A track geometry irregularity was visible in rear-facing CCTV from a train that passed the site at about 14:04 on Aug. 13 — nearly two hours before the Southern service derailed at the same spot at 15:54.
UK: Deutsche Bahn has launched the DB Cargo UK sale, putting one of Britain's largest rail freight operators on the market despite sharply improved financial results.
UK: Two 125-tonne cranes will recover three derailed Southern carriages as the Lewes–Haywards Heath railway in East Sussex remains closed until at least Aug. 26.
